THE CHOIR HANDBOOK FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
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1 THE CHOIR HANDBOOK OF FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
2 Section 1 About the Choir What is the Choir? The choir of First United Methodist Church of Panama City is a volunteer group of singers whose ministry is music. The choir ministry leads worship for the 10:00 a.m. Traditional Service which is televised on local channel 13. They lead others in praise to the glory of God through song. They blend individual talents into the unity and fullness of the total choir effort. They are dedicated and committed to excellence in the worship experience for all church members. The Voices of the Choir. Every member is a voice: A singing voice (SATB), a participating voice in choir functions, a voting voice in choir activities, a sounding voice in the choir organization. By volunteering to sing in the choir, you become a fully participating member of the organization that supports it. As a member, we would like you to: Fill out a new member information sheet given to you by your section leader or by the director. Participate in all the scheduled activities you can. Follow the accepted performance practices described in section 4. Use your assigned robe, stole, and folder. The use of the hymnal is suggested but not mandatory since all hymn lyrics are projected on the sanctuary screens. Keep track of the music assigned to you. After the worship service, turn in music you will no longer need. Use the desk found under the bulletin board to return music. When your robe needs cleaning, refer to section 10. 2
3 Invite your friends to make a similar commitment to leading worship through song. Be willing to serve in a leadership position described in section 5. Section 2 About This Guide Purpose of this guide. Members of the First United Methodist Church choir prepared this guide for two purposes: to document the accepted choir policies and procedures to quickly orient new choir members with choir activities so you can become a living part of our activities Origin of this Guide. The Choir Council was established in August 2005 under the auspices of interim music director, Rev. Jerry Hollis. The Choir Council, in consultation with Dr. Brandon Keaton, music director, determined to prepare a guide that would document all the informal rules and word of mouth practices which had become accepted over the years. The guide has since evolved to include a set of by-laws for the choir ministry. This latest version is current as of January Changes to this Guide. This guide has value only if it meets your needs. We encourage all members to suggest improvements to this guide. Because this really isn t a set of by-laws or a rule book, there is no limit to what could be included. If you have a suggestion, pass it to your section leader who will present it to the choir council. Section 3 Choir Schedules and Attendance Services. The Choir normally sings at each 10:00 a.m. traditional service. Choir members should be in the choir room at 9:40 a.m. to dress, gather music, and be ready to rehearse that Sunday s anthem or music. All anthems, hymns, and responses will be posted on the order of worship that is found on the bulletin board. Extra music can be found on the desk 3
4 underneath the bulletin board. The choir occasionally sings at combined services with the praise band. The music director will announce these occasions well ahead of time. Rehearsals. The choir normally rehearses each Wednesday night from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. We start with a warm-up and/or a devotional by the music director, practice as directed by the music director, and close with praises and prayers. The music director determines the sequence for rehearsing specific pieces and usually presents the choir with a nightly schedule/newsletter of tentatively planned anthems, music for special events and announcements. When the choir is preparing for a special event such as Christmas or Easter, the music director may call extra rehearsals or extend rehearsals by 30 minutes with the cooperation of the choir. Child care is always available for rehearsals. Attendance. Your attendance at choir rehearsals is important. We note attendance for general records and to keep contact with our choir members. Each choir member will sign in at each rehearsal and service. If you don t attend, you will be missed. If you know you are going to be absent, please make sure to sign out on the calendar board found in the choir room. This helps the music director plan for upcoming services. Section 4 Performance Practices During Services During worship services, the Choir provides worship leadership through song and praise. To this end, all of us in the choir should: Present a positive facial expression Emote appropriate feelings Present a professional image Sing with emotion and precision Maintain a worshipful attitude throughout the service 4
5 A special reminder to the choir: Since the worship service is televised, it is all the more important that we keep attentive and remain in a worshipful attitude throughout the service. Entering the Choir Loft. All rows split down the center and enter from their respective sides, starting with the top row first. Enter unobtrusively with folders to your side and toward the congregation. Remain standing at your chair until signaled to sit by the music director or a designee in the front row. Sit all together. Standing and Sitting. Usually, we rise and sit all together. As part of the congregation, we stand when they do. As worship leaders, we let the congregation take their cue from our actions. Look for cues from the music director and from the minister. Sitting in the Congregation. The Choir normally exits the choir loft during the Hymn of Meditation to sit in the congregation. We file out as we came in with the exception of the front rows exiting first. The music minister will make an announcement prior to the service if this changes. Use of Folders. For uniformity, always have your folder open when you stand to sing even if you have the piece memorized. Hymns. The choir always stands to sing hymns. If the congregation has been seated by a minister, the choir will stand uniformly when the organ begins to play the introduction to the hymn. Sing hymns strongly so the congregation will follow. The choir normally sings unison on the first and last verses of hymns and parts on any inner verses. For example, if we sing three verses, we sing unison on the first and third verses and parts on the second verse. If the hymn only has two verses, it is sung unison through both verses. The music director will announce any changes to that during our pre-service rehearsal. It always pays to have a hymnal open as our screens could possibly malfunction. 5
6 Processional. On special occasions, we may walk in from the narthex. We enter from the rear two-by-two. The left line becomes the right of the choir (piano side). The right line is the left of the choir (organ side). This must be sorted out and discussed before we leave the rehearsal room and is most often practiced at the weekly rehearsal prior to that occasion. Sing the melody while walking through the congregation. Offerings. The plate is not passed among the choir. You may slide your offering under the Financial Secretary s door on your way up to the choir loft. If you do not feel comfortable with this, please speak to the music minister and other arrangements can be made. Dress during Services and Performances. The Choir regularly wears choir robes during the months of September-July. For the month of August, which is normally our camp-meeting month, we wear solid color tops. This provides for some uniformity. During Easter and Christmas performances, women wear all black with pearls and men wear black pants, white dress shirts, and a black bowtie. If you do not own a bowtie, please see the music director for one. For other special performances, the music director will announce the dress code. A) Stoles: The choir robes have different color stoles that are worn with them. On the first Sunday of each month, we wear a red stole. During the Lenten Season, we wear purple. On Pentecost Sunday, the first Sunday of Christmas and of Easter, we wear little red. All other Sundays, we wear green. If you are unsure of what color stole to wear, please refer to the Order of Worship posted on the bulletin board or ask the Logistics Chair. Section 5 Duties of Specific Choir Offices Professional Members of the Choir. The church hires these members: 6
7 Music director. This is a professional staff member of the church who coordinates the musical activities of the church. This person directs the choir, children s choirs, Faire Ladies, bell choir and youth choir. Organist. This is a professional staff member of the church who provides organ accompaniment to the choir during rehearsal and worship services. Pianist. This is a professional staff member of the church who provides piano accompaniment to the choir during rehearsal and worship services. Volunteer Positions in the Choir. Librarians. Know who your librarians are! They assist the minister of music by processing new music and by filing, distributing, and managing the sheet music for our choir folders. A librarian assigns robes and folders to new members. See your librarian if you are missing music. Elected Members of the Choir. The entire membership of the choir elects these members (except for section leaders). Elections are held each May. The normal term of office is January 1 st -December 31 st. President Presides over general business meetings Motivates all choir officers and committees Serves on the worship committee Chairs the executive committee Serves on search committee for finding music staff Works hand-in-hand with the music director to plan the yearly choir activities Personally contacts any choir member who has missed five weeks of choir activities Secretary 7
8 Keeps records of general business meetings Updates and publishes the yearly calendar Serves on the executive committee Distributes minutes of council meetings and the yearly calendar to choir members Prepares a personal welcome letter for new choir members. This letter is signed and sent by the music director. Maintains and updates a roster of all choir members Treasurer and Sunshine Chairman Keeps the choir fund (This is not the same money that is allocated for the ministry of music or for memorial funds through the church budget.) Keeps accurate accounts of all fund receipts and disbursements Pays the incidental bills for the choir (within council guidelines) Presents a treasurer s report at each council meeting and general business meeting Serves on the executive committee Arranges for cards, gifts, and flowers (See section 8) Logistics Chairman Makes sure there is enough seating in the rehearsal room and the choir loft for the singers Plans the choir seating arrangements for each service Supervises the arrangement of seats, music stands, and sound equipment for special music programs Supervises the moving of equipment for choir events and performances Robarian Keeps track of all choir robes. Assigns robes to all new choir members. 8
9 Social Chairman Plans the choir s social events, such as: banquets, parties, outings, retreats Promotes good health and happiness among the voices (See section 8) Section Leaders. The choir has four section leaders one for each singing section. They are elected from within each section. Asks each new member to fill out a new member card. Gives that card to the secretary for inclusion in the choir roster. Urges members attendance at choir rehearsals, services, and social activities Speaks for members of the section at the choir council and to the minister of music Acts as an information conduit for the music director and the choir council, passing the word to the section members by telephone Builds the section roster for printed service programs (Lent, Patriotic, Christmas services) Informs the music director and Sunshine Chairman of any illness or hospitalization of a section member Maintains a current list of planned absences in the section Section 6 Choir Business Organization Executive Committee. This committee consists of the president, secretary, treasurer, and the minister of music. The executive committee has the following responsibilities: Selects ad hoc committees (as needed) Selects the nominating committee (each November) Runs elections for the elected positions (each December) Makes decisions when there is no time to involve the entire choir council 9
10 Choir Council Membership. The Choir Council consists of the music director, the organist, the pianist, the librarians, and all elected members. All these positions are described in section 5. Choir Council Duties. In general, the choir council provides administrative, social, and program direction for the chancel choir. Specifically, the council: Relieves the administrative and social burden from the minister of music Recommends practices and policies for the choir Coordinates the yearly calendar for all proposed choir activities (musical and social) Sets goals for the choir and carries out programs to meet those goals Evaluates its effectiveness at long and short term planning Choir Council Meetings. The choir council meets at least quarterly on the first Wednesday of the month following the regularly scheduled rehearsal. The president presides. Section leaders may bring up specific areas of concern from their section as new business. The music minister may also bring concerns, issues, or changes to be approved or discussed by the choir council. Reports to the Members. The secretary takes minutes at each meeting and distributes them to all council members within two weeks of the meeting. A copy of the minutes is posted on the choir bulletin board at the same time. When the choir council feels an item will require approval by the entire choir, the president will take time at the next choir rehearsal to get a vote. The secretary will record that vote. Section 7 Choir Planning and Program Evaluation 10
11 Choir Year. The planning year for the choir coincides with the terms of office for elected members September through August. Planning. Soon after elections, the newly-elected council members and the outgoing choir council plan the activities for the coming year/seasons. Plans may include musical programs, social activities, special concerts, unique services, choir development, recruitment, administrative initiatives. Planning is a group effort using the experience and talents of each member of the council. The annual plan is presented to all members in January. Approval of Planned Actions. When the council considers a change to choir procedures or practices, they will present it to the choir membership for comment and approval. Evaluation of Planned Activities. The outgoing elected members and the council will review the past year s activities and rate the value of their planning. When plans didn t match the actual activities, there is a lesson to be learned. The outgoing council will pass on such lessons to the new council. Section 8 Choir Sunshine and Social Activities Choir Funds. The choir does not make money. However, the treasurer keeps a fund of petty cash just enough to cover social choir expenses. The funds come from occasional donations (during rehearsals). The funds are used at the discretion of the choir council, and are for the welfare of the choir membership. Accountability. The treasurer reports the balance at each council meeting. Semiannually (April and October), the executive committee will audit the treasurer s books, comparing collections, disbursements, receipts, and funds on hand. 11
12 Authorized Expenditures. The sunshine chairman uses the treasury to purchase gifts for choir members on certain occasions. The following guidelines are fair and reasonable when used consistently by the sunshine committee. The choir council will set dollar limits for these expenditures. Births: card and gift. Death: card and either a memorial contribution or a meaningful memorial purchase Departing music director, organist, or pianist: to be determined when needed Departure: small personalized gift recognizing a member s faithful contribution to the church Extended illness: card Hospitalization or out-patient surgery: For choir members, a card and flowers. A card for family of choir members. Weddings: card and gift Social Activities. Periodic parties, retreats, and social events are important to the health of the choir (and to the fun of the members). The social chairman will arrange them as needed or as requested by the choir council. Choir members are encouraged to help plan, to attend, and to donate food or services as needed. Section 9 Choir Member Recognition Verily, we get sufficient recognition from the congregation for our participation in the worship services. Here is what we do to celebrate the contributions of our fellow choir members: Spirit Award. The Spirit Award recognizes a member of the choir who has made significant and faithful contributions to the music ministry of the church. It is not awarded for musical contributions. Rather, we recognize service: service that fosters a spirit of community and commitment and service that enhances the effectiveness and growth of the music ministry. 12
13 Any choir member may nominate someone for a Spirit Award. When a nominee is named, the choir council will deliberate the nomination and decide. If awarded, the choir council will notify the nominator of the result. An award recipient will find his or her name on the perpetual plaque, and will receive a certificate of appreciation from the choir. Section 10 Care of Choir Robes Our choir robes and stoles are completely washable. You ll find it simple to take care of your assigned robe and stole. However, if you don t feel comfortable doing this yourself, please speak to your section leader or robe coordinator to make other arrangements. This is the easiest and best way to clean your robe and stole: 1. Take the dirty item home on your assigned numbered hangar. 2. Use any pre-treatment spot remover for those pesky folder dark marks and makeup marks. (Spray and Wash, Shout, etc. But, no bleach products) 3. Machine wash in cold water on the gentle cycle. Use your favorite non-bleach detergent. Robes and stoles may be washed together. They are all color-fast. 4. Dry for only 5 minutes on a gentle heat. (It will still be damp.) 5. Hang up on a non-metal hangar to complete drying. Straighten out the placket and hem while it s still damp. 6. Stoles might need a touch up with the iron. Robes will hang out wrinkle-free. 7. Return the clean robe and stoles to the choir room and hang them in the right sequence. 8. Shine like an angel in your clean robe during the next service. 13
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15 2012 Choir Council Members Music Director: Jenna Parish Organist: Sandi Burleson Pianist: President: Scott Parmer Secretary: Gail Bannister Treasurer/Sunshine Chair: Nancy Wyatt Social Chairs: Jan Cook and Jan Rascoe Robarian: Margaret Williams Logistics Chair: Steve Mullins Soprano Section Leader: Frances Arnold Alto Section Leader: Polly Finucane Tenor Section Leader: Steve Ward Bass Section Leader: Scott Parmer 15
16 Tips for Good Singing Maintain good posture will singing, whether sitting or standing: feet flat on the floor, sitting up and away from the back of the seat, chest up/back straight, knees slightly bent if you are standing and keeping your chin level. Always drink lots of water, especially around busy performance and service seasons. If drinking water before a service, try to drink it at room temperature. Cold water will shock the vocal cords and cause them to move slowly because they are literally not warmed up. It helps to warm-up before coming to choir. You can do this in your car, around your house, in the choir room. If you are unsure of what you can do to warm-up, ask the music director for suggestions. Listen, listen, LISTEN! Not only do you want to listen to the directions the music director give, you also want to listen to all the other voices around you. Are you matching their pitch or vowel sound? Can you hear them? If not, you may be singing too loudly. If you can barely hear yourself, you may be singing too softly. Listening is very important for blending and intonation. Be expressive. Know what you are singing about and communicate it. Don t be afraid to ask questions. No question is too small or silly to ask. Chances are someone is probably wondering the same thing you are. Relax. Tension can lead to a world of problems in the realm of singing. So, feel free to wiggle your tongue or massage your jaw if you are feeling a little tense. If you feel cramped or uncomfortable sitting down, don t be afraid to stand as needed during rehearsals. If you are feeling sick or are battling a sore throat, try some hot tea with honey. Also, drinking warm water can help. 16
17 Directions for Singing Sing lustily with good courage. Sing modestly, do not bawl to be heard above the rest of the congregation. Sing in time and be sure to keep with it. Above all, sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself. John Wesley, 1761 The focus of the Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church is the same as the Psalmist who wrote: "Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise." In Isaiah 43:19 we read: "I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." We have a rich heritage of musical involvement at First Church, but we are excited about new things that the Lord is doing in and through us. We want to be about God s business of ministering to the world and to our congregation. Jenna Parish Director of Music Ministries First United Methodist Church Panama City, FL jenna@fumc-pc.org
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